Fick's first law for diffusion:

Rate of simple diffusion = - D.A X [(C1 - C2)]/d

• Minus sign indicates downhill transport
• D - Diffusion coefficient
• A - surface area available for diffusion
• C1 - C2 is the concentration gradient of the diffusing substance
• d-diffusion distance or thickness of the membrane through which the substance is diffusing.

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